My Perfect Color

The Color of Zen

When the day is going wrong, when work goes on too long, there’s nothing we want more than to be in our home. This is the mantra of millions of us who want to leave the stress outside when we step in through our front door. In my work as a designer and color consultant, my [...]

The Cozy Colors of Fall

Fall is by far my favorite season. I adore the changing of the leaves, the spicy aroma from harvest scented candles (my favorite!), and the sumptuous flavors of pumpkin pie, mulled wine, and roasted veggies on the Thanksgiving table. The weather suggests pulling on a favorite cable knit sweater and the idea of cozy evenings [...]

Cool and Calm - The New Earth Tones

Earth Tones. We’ve been talking about them since the 70s. Warm tan, orange, gold, and even red. In the last decade, they’ve been rebranded as Tuscan colors. Lately, my clients are decidedly moving away from these so-called “earthy” colors. Nature creates the perfect color palettes, so why not consider the earth tones’ cool cousins? I’ve [...]

How I Tackled Seasonal Decorating.

I toyed with an alternate title for this post — something like: “Am I really supposed to buy a new sofa every four months?” You know, it would appear that every few months design magazines, and retailers, present a new seasonal palette complete with a brand new batch of colors, furniture, and [...]

“Feel The Burnt” Sienna…

Color dictates everything - even our moods to play, work, create, exercise, etc…. Summer is finally here so lets get that urge to workout flowing!!Its never to late in the season to get in shape, mold the bod, get bikini-ready, build biceps. That’s great except most people I know barely have time to think nevermind pack up the [...]

Gorgeous Gray

With gray being all the rage right now, one of the easiest ways to integrate gray into your space is through paint (of course!). Not only is gray in style for both fashion and interiors, it’s a neutral that is soothing and calming. Just like other neutrals such as beige, brown and black, gray can [...]

Pink Power

It’s fun designing with young families and little girls. No grandchildren yet for me so I can live vicariously and design with them. I am fascinated by the attraction to pink and how to integrate it into a scheme. These are some of my favorite pinks at the moment… ******************************* What I am loving now is Phillippe Starck’s [...]

Why Pink and Brown?

I had a client ask me, “Why do pink and brown look great together? How does it work so well?” Why would it work so well; pink is so girly and brown is just boring? Let me explain. . .brown is a sign of strength and dependability - Benjamin Moore’s 2110-30 Saddle Soap or BM1035 Cambridge [...]

Colors and History of the Biedermeier Period

One of the most interesting periods in design history is that of the Biedermeier era which had its roots in 19th century Germany and Austria. It’s also one of the most unknown and overlooked period styles amongst many people, both with experts and the general public alike. So how did this style come about and [...]

The Perfect Peach Paint

I would like to tell you the story of the perfect peach paint color. After Mr. Wonderful and I were married here in Southern California, we took off to Las Vegas for a stand-in honeymoon. You see, I requested Carpi, Italy- but since my husband was finishing his last year of his undergraduate accountancy degree, [...]